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the paper is often seen as the conservative alternative to the "washington post" "washington post." >>> today say good day for fans to find a comfortable spot on the couch. there are five bowl games on, including the rose bowl and the sugar bowl. >>> good morning, with this espn news update, we begin with a wild one on the hardwood. number 42, gonzaga, and oklahoma, second half. tiny gallon goes for the dunk, he misses, hits the rim and shatters the glass. worth another look. his name tiny gowan. 6'9". 300 pounds. steven gray, wide open three. gonzaga wins 83-69. >>> college football, oklahoma and stanford in the sun bowl. second quarter, sooners up by three. toby gerhart, driving through rush hour traffic. two touchdowns, stanford up by four. later fourth quarter, game tied at 34-34. demarco murray. over the top for the touchdown, oklahoma wins. >>> navy taking on missouri in the texas bowl. third quarter, 13-10, navy, ricky doss to bobby doyle. fourth quarter, dobbs with the option. third rushing touchdown of the game. 166 yards for him. navy wins 35-13. >>> some good games coming y
the paper is often seen as the conservative alternative to the "washington post" "washington post." >>> today say good day for fans to find a comfortable spot on the couch. there are five bowl games on, including the rose bowl and the sugar bowl. >>> good morning, with this espn news update, we begin with a wild one on the hardwood. number 42, gonzaga, and oklahoma, second half. tiny gallon goes for the dunk, he misses, hits the rim and shatters the glass....
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john hendron has that storey from washington. >> reporter: the suicide bomber struck a crowded volleyball tournament. this man says a mitsubishi pajero pulled on to the field and exploded. the vehicle was loaded with 500 pounds of explosives and left car parts scattered across the neighborhood. bloodied men looked on stretchers looking dazed. >> at least 70 people killed. >> reporter: pakistani television reports say dozens were killed and scores more were injured. ambulance and police were scrambling to treat the wounded. the attack occurred outside a place where the pakistan army are waging an offensive against the taliban and their allies. >> after escaping across the border into pakistan in 2001 and 2003, al-qaeda's leadership established a safe haven while encouraging in terrorism against the pakistani people. >> reporter: the message is clear. insurgents can strike almost at will outside their tribal haven. police say this was likely a revenge attack targeting civilian residents who have formed militias and driven insurgents out. >>> a family from hartford county got a special deliv
john hendron has that storey from washington. >> reporter: the suicide bomber struck a crowded volleyball tournament. this man says a mitsubishi pajero pulled on to the field and exploded. the vehicle was loaded with 500 pounds of explosives and left car parts scattered across the neighborhood. bloodied men looked on stretchers looking dazed. >> at least 70 people killed. >> reporter: pakistani television reports say dozens were killed and scores more were injured. ambulance...
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let's talk about the week he had here in washington. our "roundtable." george will, cynthia tucker, ron sanger. aloha. let's talk about flight 253. >> there were three failures. one of which, the least important, the failure to connect the dots. when you have millions of dots, you cannot define as systemic failure anything short of perfection. our various intelligence agencies suggest 1600 names a day to be put on the terrorist watch list. he's a known extremist. there are millions of them out there. second. as senator lieberman said this man should be treated as an enemy combatant, not lawyered up with miranda rights. and third, the most cat troughic failure here, that of al qaeda. after 9/11, they're down to explosives hidden in underwear. we need to look at them and think about what they're thinking about their own failures. >> it's good news, then? >> the inability to pull this off. obviously, a much smaller plot than 9/11, is good news. i think the failure to connect is dots is significant because we're igt years up the learning curve since 9/11. th
let's talk about the week he had here in washington. our "roundtable." george will, cynthia tucker, ron sanger. aloha. let's talk about flight 253. >> there were three failures. one of which, the least important, the failure to connect the dots. when you have millions of dots, you cannot define as systemic failure anything short of perfection. our various intelligence agencies suggest 1600 names a day to be put on the terrorist watch list. he's a known extremist. there are...
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it seems like a strange time to up and leave and go all the way to washington state. you have called his behavior strange in the past. what do you think now? >> i think i share everybody else's opinion that this is not the best thing he could be dong right now. he should stay here and cooperate. if you think about it from his viewpoint, he doesn't have a job, no income. the public opinion is against him here, it makes sense from his viewpoint that he wants to live with his dad for awhile. >> he filed for bankruptcy in 2007, i think, right? >> right. >> you think this is a financial decision? >> i think financial and also there's a lot of people here that are pretty angry with him. >> the court of public opinion has not been kind toward him. people have assumed he had something to do with all of this. where do you fall on that? >> well, i don't understand his story. i find it strange and bizarre. i don't know what to think about it. but, you know, until something changes as far as the police go, he's still my friend. it's hard when somebody that is a good friend is und
it seems like a strange time to up and leave and go all the way to washington state. you have called his behavior strange in the past. what do you think now? >> i think i share everybody else's opinion that this is not the best thing he could be dong right now. he should stay here and cooperate. if you think about it from his viewpoint, he doesn't have a job, no income. the public opinion is against him here, it makes sense from his viewpoint that he wants to live with his dad for awhile....
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but, back in washington, he might not like what he hears. yungi de nies is traveling with the president and joins us from hawaii. >> reporter: good evening, john. this is the first time that the president has publicly linked the suspect to al qaeda. it's clear he's no lone extremist, but part of a bigger problem and a bigger threat. president obama is still going through the initial reviews he ordered after the attempted bombing on flight 253. but he says one thing is clear -- that umar farouk was part of an al qaeda affiliated group in yemen. >> this group, trained him, equipped with those explosives. and directed him to attack that plane headed for america. >> reporter: the president said even before the christmas day incident, his administration has been pursuing this group along with the wider al qaeda network. >> this was a failure and a breakdown from beginning to end. >> reporter: republicans are critical of the vacationing president and his homeland security chief with some even calling for her to resigned. >> she said that the syste
but, back in washington, he might not like what he hears. yungi de nies is traveling with the president and joins us from hawaii. >> reporter: good evening, john. this is the first time that the president has publicly linked the suspect to al qaeda. it's clear he's no lone extremist, but part of a bigger problem and a bigger threat. president obama is still going through the initial reviews he ordered after the attempted bombing on flight 253. but he says one thing is clear -- that umar...
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and the candidate hoping to take her moves to washington. >>> good evening. we begin tonight with that chilling video. the al qaeda suicide bomber responsible for the deadly attack against the cia in afghanistan, killing seven agents. he turned up today in a videotape made before his suicide mission. he had been recruited by the cia, but he was a double agent. on his tape, he reveals his motive and warns more attacks will come. nick schifrin starts us off from kabul. >> reporter: the cia thought the man on the right could lead them to al qaeda's deputy leader, instead he led them into a trap. he had already provided exclusive information on al qaeda hiding places, so the cia invited him onto the base. but when he arrived he looked suspicious, holding his hands in his pocket, according to a u.s. official. just before cia security officers searched him, he exploded his vest. the cia director today defended the officers who have died -- that damage has come largely thanks to a barrage of missile strikes by unmanned aerial drones. in the days since the base attac
and the candidate hoping to take her moves to washington. >>> good evening. we begin tonight with that chilling video. the al qaeda suicide bomber responsible for the deadly attack against the cia in afghanistan, killing seven agents. he turned up today in a videotape made before his suicide mission. he had been recruited by the cia, but he was a double agent. on his tape, he reveals his motive and warns more attacks will come. nick schifrin starts us off from kabul. >> reporter:...
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brown goes to washington. as both parties look for lessons from his stunning victory. >>> then, stay the course. the president says he got the message delivered by voters in massachusetts. but it won't change his agenda. it's an abc news exclusive. >>> and no relief. more punishing weather pounds california. and this morning could bring the worst yet. >> it's thursday, january 21st, 2010. >>> good morning. i'm eric horng. jeremy hubbard is on assignment. >> and i'm vinita nair. the new senator from massachusetts begins making his rounds on capitol hill today. >> both sides of the aisle are trying to figure out what scott brown's stunning victory means for them. viviana hurtado has the latest from washington. >> reporter: good morning. one of the big questions being asked today after the brown win, which party can gain momentum for the races scheduled later this year? and for the legislative agenda? the winds of political change that swept scott brown to victory in massachusetts, are already shaking up the wash
brown goes to washington. as both parties look for lessons from his stunning victory. >>> then, stay the course. the president says he got the message delivered by voters in massachusetts. but it won't change his agenda. it's an abc news exclusive. >>> and no relief. more punishing weather pounds california. and this morning could bring the worst yet. >> it's thursday, january 21st, 2010. >>> good morning. i'm eric horng. jeremy hubbard is on assignment....
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the nba and washington, d.c., police are investigating a report that two members of the washington wizards basketball team drew guns on one another in the team's locker room during an argument over gambling debts. we're going to take a look at why guns seem to have become part of the culture for some professional athletes. >> also, we've seen police use facebook to try to track down crimes. well, now the tables have turned on them. an escaped convict has been using facebook to taunt police with photos and clues as to where he is. the facebook fugitive is what he is called, and he has more than 30,000 friends at last count still out there. >> my question is why can't they take down his account? we'll get to that later. >>> also coming up, the perils of peering into the future. there was a time when everyone thought we would be flying around in cars by 2010. this morning, the best guesses about what the next decade might have in store for us. >>> but we begin with the president's response to the christmas day terror plot. this morning he says he has received preliminary findings of reviews h
the nba and washington, d.c., police are investigating a report that two members of the washington wizards basketball team drew guns on one another in the team's locker room during an argument over gambling debts. we're going to take a look at why guns seem to have become part of the culture for some professional athletes. >> also, we've seen police use facebook to try to track down crimes. well, now the tables have turned on them. an escaped convict has been using facebook to taunt...
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and abc's david kerley's in washington to explain why. david? >> reporter: good morning, bill. the white house is scrambling this morning. it was dialing for senators yesterday. the chief of staff, the treasury secretary, trying to secure enough votes to save bernanke's job. the president has heard this discontent, loud and clear. >> i can promise you there will be more fights ahead. >> reporter: and now, he's fighting to save a member of his economic team. >> if the economy doesn't improve, someone's head has to roll. the most likely candidate would be geithner, except that bernanke's up for renewal. >> reporter: bernanke's term ends in about a week. last week, it looked like "time" magazine's man of the year would be reconfirmed. but that was before tuesday. >> i'll bet they can hear this cheering all the way in washington, d.c. >> reporter: and the republican senate win in massachusetts. >> massachusetts was a game-changer for the president. folks have lost confidence in the president's economic policy. >> reporter: while many oppose him. some democrats are bailing on bernan
and abc's david kerley's in washington to explain why. david? >> reporter: good morning, bill. the white house is scrambling this morning. it was dialing for senators yesterday. the chief of staff, the treasury secretary, trying to secure enough votes to save bernanke's job. the president has heard this discontent, loud and clear. >> i can promise you there will be more fights ahead. >> reporter: and now, he's fighting to save a member of his economic team. >> if the...
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in baltimore city, a crash on the scene at washington boulevard and south monroe street. earlier accident in ellicott city southbound route 29 at route 40 has been cleared. as we peek at the city cameras, looking pretty good as you make your way southbound on cold spring lane. traffic heavy but moving. we'll be right back with more "good morning america" next. ♪ doctor ♪ doctor doctor give me the news i've got a bad case of lovin' you ♪ >>> dr. oz and dr. roizen are here. a few days into the new year and many of us have broken resolutions already. dr. oz and roizen say all you need is a peek inside of your refrigerator to get you on track. right? two weeks. they'll tell us what to put in there. stay tuned. good morning, america, with george and sam, i'm robin. >> we had the soft opening before the holidays. but now it's the real beginning of the "good morning america" team. we've got the behind the scenes with george. did you know that georges were a wrestler? a lot of things you didn't know about george. that he was a beatle? did you know he was actually in the bea
in baltimore city, a crash on the scene at washington boulevard and south monroe street. earlier accident in ellicott city southbound route 29 at route 40 has been cleared. as we peek at the city cameras, looking pretty good as you make your way southbound on cold spring lane. traffic heavy but moving. we'll be right back with more "good morning america" next. ♪ doctor ♪ doctor doctor give me the news i've got a bad case of lovin' you ♪ >>> dr. oz and dr. roizen are...
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david wright, abc news, washington. >>> international travelers can expect more security because of new rules at airports. the transportation security administration has extended the heightened security measures that include a pat-down of all passengers boarding planes for the u.s. passengers say the precautions have delayed them but the added security protocol is expected to end monday. >>> there are questions about gun control in finland after a deadly shooting rampage left six people dead. a lone gunman killed five people yesterday, four of them at a shopping mall supermarket before killing himself. it is the third such massacre in the scandinavian country in the past two years. last night a memorial service was held for the victims near helsinki. >>> the new year means new laws nationwide, including a ban in arkansas on toy guns that look like the real thing. stores can no longer sell them. in the tobacco-producing state of north carolina, smoking in bars and restaurants is banned as of today. that's going to be a problem. california can no longer serve fried foods in artificial --
david wright, abc news, washington. >>> international travelers can expect more security because of new rules at airports. the transportation security administration has extended the heightened security measures that include a pat-down of all passengers boarding planes for the u.s. passengers say the precautions have delayed them but the added security protocol is expected to end monday. >>> there are questions about gun control in finland after a deadly shooting rampage left...
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president obama returns to washington today cutting short his hawaiian holiday. he's ready to address national security after the christmas day terror plot. >>> the tallest building in the world opens today in dubai. nobody has said exactly how high this tower stands but there are reports it's 2,700 feet tall. that's bigger than any other building in the world. >>> and nfl league officials, congressional investigators and safety experts meet today in detroit to discuss football helmets. players want better protection from head injuries. >>> finally this half hour, it's every weekend warrior's dream. to give up your job and do the fun stuff full-time. >> losing your job would seem to push that dream even farther away. for one amateur bowler chris bury met it was a very lucky strike. >> reporter: tom smallword, a man with a mean left hook, dreamed of making his living on the lanes. but like so many in michigan, he earned his pay on an assembly line. until he was laid off from this gm factory two days before christmas in 2008. >> i have a 2-year-old and a house and
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this coming from "the washington post." and it's a scene like many of the ones that are coming out this morning. and the article talks a lot about, you know, the communication. the communications there have really been crippled. and that is part why we don't have casualty estimates coming out of the region. before this earthquake took place, this magnitude 7 earthquake, they had the least developed telecommunications infrastructure in all of latin america and the caribbean. so in essence it was a bad situation going into this and now to hear that all these wires, telephone poles have been knocked down, a lot of information we're getting are from social networking sites like twitter. >> a lot of images coming in through twitter. on a good day it's tough to get in touch with certain people in certain regions of that country. now after this earthquake, it's downright impossible. i've got the "new york daily news" headline. it reads simply "disaster." an absolutely chilling photograph on the front. this woman's face basically j
this coming from "the washington post." and it's a scene like many of the ones that are coming out this morning. and the article talks a lot about, you know, the communication. the communications there have really been crippled. and that is part why we don't have casualty estimates coming out of the region. before this earthquake took place, this magnitude 7 earthquake, they had the least developed telecommunications infrastructure in all of latin america and the caribbean. so in...
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winick is in washington with a preview. t.j.? >> reporter: good morning, jeremy and linsey. how long the new screening procedures take to be implemented all depends on where these airlines are o in some cases it only took a few hours. in other airports it will likely take a few days. tuesday afternoon, the president will meet with security chiefs at the white house to discuss what led to the attempted bombing of an christmy annges should be mde new security directives from the tsa are already supposedly in effect for all u.s.-bound flights. enhanced skreenling techniques include full body pat-downs, carry-on bag searches full-body scanning and explosive detection technology. >> they did a full-body search, went through metal detectors, and the security seemed to be a tad bit more. >> reporter: not all airports abroad appear to be following the new guidelines which are supposed to be in placf monda these passengers who flew from india to hong kong to san francisco reported progress. >> they went through our carry-on luggage and stripped us again. >> reporter: those passengers
winick is in washington with a preview. t.j.? >> reporter: good morning, jeremy and linsey. how long the new screening procedures take to be implemented all depends on where these airlines are o in some cases it only took a few hours. in other airports it will likely take a few days. tuesday afternoon, the president will meet with security chiefs at the white house to discuss what led to the attempted bombing of an christmy annges should be mde new security directives from the tsa are...
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rachel martin, abc news, washington. >>> president obama faces a difficult week. wednesday he is slated to report on the state of the union. with last week's major electoral defeat, an economy still limping along, and no part of his ambitious agenda accomplished, it could take some fancy footwork. here's david kerley. >> reporter: president obama is now just days away from his first-ever state of the union address in which he will now be forced to address that stunning loss of the senate race in massachusetts. white house aides say that the president heard the voter anger loud and clear. >> i think people are angry in this country. they were angry in massachusetts. that we haven't made more progress on the economy. >> reporter: republicans smell blood. >> we see it all over the country and tea parties, in town halls. people are alarmed and angry about the spending, the debt, the government takeovers. >> reporter: even though aides admit they didn't see the massachusetts loss coming, no heads will roll at the white house. >> washington loves the shake-up story, was
rachel martin, abc news, washington. >>> president obama faces a difficult week. wednesday he is slated to report on the state of the union. with last week's major electoral defeat, an economy still limping along, and no part of his ambitious agenda accomplished, it could take some fancy footwork. here's david kerley. >> reporter: president obama is now just days away from his first-ever state of the union address in which he will now be forced to address that stunning loss of...
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>>> a new book has washington's full attention this morning. in it, dozens of secrets and back-room comments from the 2008 presidential campaign. >> among the revelations, comments by majority leader harry reid about candidate barack obama and those comments were the talk of the sunday talk shows. >> this is a special edition of "meet the press with david gregory." >> let me start with those remarks by harry reid as being reported in this new book "game change" about the 2008 race. senator reid was wowed by obama's oratorical gifts and believed the country was ready to embrace a black presidential candidate, especially one such as obama, "a light-skinned african-american with no negro dialect unless he wanted to have one," as he said privately. reid was convinced, in fact, obama's race would help him more than hurt him in a bid for the democratic nomination. senator reid quickly apologized. he spoke to president obama yesterday, who as i mentioned issued a statement saying the case is closed on this, he accepts the apology. governor kaine, is t
>>> a new book has washington's full attention this morning. in it, dozens of secrets and back-room comments from the 2008 presidential campaign. >> among the revelations, comments by majority leader harry reid about candidate barack obama and those comments were the talk of the sunday talk shows. >> this is a special edition of "meet the press with david gregory." >> let me start with those remarks by harry reid as being reported in this new book "game...
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the men, all five from the washington, d.c. area, are accused of traveling to pakistan and trying to join the taliban. police deny mistreating them. >>> president obama is one day away from a political test that could make or break his health care reform plan. he spent sunday in massachusetts fighting to keep ted kennedy's in the hands of the democratic party. a republican win could erase the democrats' 60-vote majority in the senate which is crucial. >>> the late-night drama at nbc may finally come to an end, there's word that conan o'brien and the network could reach a deal today paying him millions to stay off the air until at least september. our mike von fremd has more. >> reporter: while conan o'brien's attorneys and nbc executives try to negotiate an exit deal, the self-inflicted saga is playing out on the peacock network. conan spoofing his bosses on what it's like to arrive at the studio. and of course, nbc's own "saturday night live" is feasting on the free for all. >> how are you doing today? >> reporter: to end all
the men, all five from the washington, d.c. area, are accused of traveling to pakistan and trying to join the taliban. police deny mistreating them. >>> president obama is one day away from a political test that could make or break his health care reform plan. he spent sunday in massachusetts fighting to keep ted kennedy's in the hands of the democratic party. a republican win could erase the democrats' 60-vote majority in the senate which is crucial. >>> the late-night drama...
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here is a look ahead at where our washington teams stand. friday the wizards are back to take on the orlando magic. the capital start tuesday at home ainst the montreal canadiens. the capitals had to atlanta saturday to take on the thrashers. the redskins game, the team is not play off down. coming up, a car overturns in rock creek, sending cruise kremlin to try to get to the driver trapped inside -- sending crews >> the dc area is in the middle of a deep freeze, with some of the coldest air we have seen so far this winter. the powerful wind gusts made it feel like it was in the single digits. the wind brought down trees and knocked out power to thousands of people across the area. investigators are trying to figure out what led to a bizarre accident this morning. police say a car went off the rock creek parkway and into the icy rock creek. joshua kuhlman was pulled from the vehicle barely ali ad rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead this afternoon. there will be enhanced security measures for people coming to the u.s. from ov
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suarez: and i'm ray suarez "washington we" can be seen lar this evening on most pbs stions. we'll seyou on-line and ain here monday evening. ve a nice weekend. happy new year thk you and good night. major funding fothe pbs newshour is provided by: >>hevron. this is e power of human ergy. >> and by the billnd melinda gates undation. dedicad to the idea that all people deserve the chancto live a healthyroductive life. and with the ongoing supportf these institutns and foundation an.. this program w made possible byhe corporation for blic broadcasting. and by ctributions to your pbs station from viewers likyou. thk you. captioning sponsor by macneil/lehrer productio caioned by mediaccess group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
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at least the fact is, that's what the welcome back to washington. it's great to see you i think i met you halfway during your career like nine years ago or eight years ago shortly after 9/11. it's amazing to see what you've done. the success of "three cups of tea" and now a new book and i want to talk to you about the new book today and i guess my first question for you is "three cups of tea" is still a smashing success. i think it is still number four on the bestseller list and now a new book. why a new book so soon? >> well, thanks marianne. first off it's great to see you i often think back to when we first met. we were in montana. i gave a little slide show. you were thinking -- sitting on i think there were five, six people there. you were sit on a couch. you had a baseball cap on and you had some very timely questions and i didn't know who you were at the time and when we got done i remember you saying well, i work in d.c. and here's my card give me a call sometime and i'll see if i would be able to help you out zb and gave you a card later an
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in washington, where passengers arriving on flights into the united states face much tougher security measures. all travelers from 14 countries deemed a security risk can expect full body searches. this is one week after a failed attempt to blow up an american airliner. >> the extra security measures are targeted and highly visible. all passengers that fly from countries considered to pose a threat to the u.s. will be given full body pat downs, and ham luggage will be searched. four of those countries are on the list of sponsors of terrorism. three others are deemed to be of interest. they include cuba, nigeria, sudan, yemen, iran, syria, and pakistan. the white house has come under intense pressure to improve airport security in the wake of the failed bomb plot on christmas day. >> it is not that the system is broken, but there are ways to improve the system to make sure we can put together the various pieces of information in a way that allows us to stop every terrorist. >> the nigerian national boarded a plane bound for detroit. the explosives were allegedly sown into his underwear
in washington, where passengers arriving on flights into the united states face much tougher security measures. all travelers from 14 countries deemed a security risk can expect full body searches. this is one week after a failed attempt to blow up an american airliner. >> the extra security measures are targeted and highly visible. all passengers that fly from countries considered to pose a threat to the u.s. will be given full body pat downs, and ham luggage will be searched. four of...
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just get yourself to washington. when we come back, we're going to ask those four national security reporters to give us the straight scoop. has president obama shown enough of a command presence, meaning real control of the government bureaucracy in fighting this war? plus scoops and predictions from the notebooks of these top reporters. we'll be right back. chris: welcome back. the obama administration is ending its first year under huge pressure on the security front. some from past administrations are on record doubting this team has the right focus. here's former attorney general michael mukasey in "the wall street journal" this week. some in the executive branch are focused more on not sounding like their predecessors than in finding a neutralizing people who believe it is their religious duty to kill us. andrea, is the president successful so far in becoming a true chief executive and not a campaigner who's going on television and touring the country and doing interviews? >> i think in fact that he's made a ve
just get yourself to washington. when we come back, we're going to ask those four national security reporters to give us the straight scoop. has president obama shown enough of a command presence, meaning real control of the government bureaucracy in fighting this war? plus scoops and predictions from the notebooks of these top reporters. we'll be right back. chris: welcome back. the obama administration is ending its first year under huge pressure on the security front. some from past...
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fox sunday anchor chris wallace joins us from washington. hello, chris. >> a belated happy new year to you, mr. smith. >> it's cold there. and i guess, i don't know, temperatures on the hill seem to be getting kind of hot. how's things going? >> well, look, the economy is the big issue. as big as terror is and people are certainly concerned about that, all the public opinion polls show that the economy is the big issue. and, you know, winston churchill said there are lies, dam lies and statistics. and you can spin the economic situation any way you want. what republicans are saying the niths analysts said we lost ten times as many as we thought. the white house is saying we lost ten times more jobs in the first quarter of 2009 than we did in the last quarter. so, you know, things are getting much better. the job loss pace is moderating so it can be spun any way. but when you've got double digit unemployment and two, almost three million people who have lost their jobs since the economic stimulus went into effect, it's a tough, tough burden f
fox sunday anchor chris wallace joins us from washington. hello, chris. >> a belated happy new year to you, mr. smith. >> it's cold there. and i guess, i don't know, temperatures on the hill seem to be getting kind of hot. how's things going? >> well, look, the economy is the big issue. as big as terror is and people are certainly concerned about that, all the public opinion polls show that the economy is the big issue. and, you know, winston churchill said there are lies, dam...
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how it happened. >>> there's -- why five men from washington, d.c. face charges in pakistan today. >>> and take another live look outside. marty will be back with the first warning weather forecast. >> complete coverage continues with don scott, mary bubala and first warning weather with marty bass and meteorologist bernette woods. it's wjz maryland's news statio,,,,,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,, >>> five young men from the dc area are suspected planning to carry out terrorist attacks. group appeared in court in pakistan today. the defense lawyer says the court granted police two weeks to prepare terrorism charges. the men say they intend to travel to afghanistan to help their fellow muslims but denied involvement in a terrorist plot. . >>> police in arizona say a teen accidently accidently ran over and killed her brother with the car. the two were joke around in a mall park lot and he was jumping in front of the car while she slammed on the brakes narrowly missing him until one time she couldn't stop and she ran the 17-year-old over. >>> two fans were hrt follow
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. >>> the washington capals on top ice, trying to get back on track into the win column. they are in action right now, taking on the los angeles kings. mike green gets the puck on the power play. back of the net, we are tied. we e now in the third, and the teams have add -- the kings have added a goal, so they are winning 2-1. >>> the colonial athletic association is tough. ol dominion, a dangerous team, taking on a george mason. mason extends the lead. the dish, the flesh. mason wins the game. >>> g.w. welcoming howard into the air arena. he knows how to make it count. collins led howard with 17. islicing into the lane, it's a hard way. the colonials turn back howard. >>> with a cloud of uncertainty surrounding their head coach, the florida gators headed into the sugar bowl against no. 4 cincinnati very focuse urban meyer, may be his last game. tim tebow, definitely his last game. florida goes up 30-3. he throws for 482 yards, runs for 51. he sets the pc as bowl record for total offense, 533 yards. >> the most successful senior class in the scc, and considering the stren
. >>> the washington capals on top ice, trying to get back on track into the win column. they are in action right now, taking on the los angeles kings. mike green gets the puck on the power play. back of the net, we are tied. we e now in the third, and the teams have add -- the kings have added a goal, so they are winning 2-1. >>> the colonial athletic association is tough. ol dominion, a dangerous team, taking on a george mason. mason extends the lead. the dish, the flesh....
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one example is something the was mentioned in an op ed in the "washington post." it is the need to talk openly between the executive branch and congress about a legal paradigm that deals with the problems of terrorism as we understand them in the 21st century. the major political debate, and some of it is rhetorical, is whether or not we are at war with terror. should the subject -- sow should the subset -- should the suspect in the detroit bombing be treated as a hostile enemy? we are neither fully and war and the classic sense of state- to-state, that with all the rules and structures that applied to that but neither are we fully in a criminal legal context. part of that has to do with the multiple feeder to mention of what we're talking about. people are shooting at each other in places like afghanistan, but it is hard to say those are criminal environments and solely? of criminals. at the same time, it is hard to argue with our european colleagues that this is a war paradox. many of our european colleagues think the fear of radicalization is in their streets.
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they got sent to washington. if they do not do their job, we can haul their butts back to putting another man in their place. it is sickening. i watched the healthcare die bait. i know why it said they take ten lawyers to figure it out. my sister is a legal secretary. she said that was the biggest bunch of garbage she heard on television. host: thank you for calling. suggesting americans should dedicate the new year to dialing down the shouting and actually listen 0ing to each other. even the common purpose one might expect with finger pointing. today it is 2010. be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to anger. host: good morning and happy new year. caller: i think the president would like to but my experience has told me that the country is over the water fall now. the republican party is rich and poor. getting a bunch of people mad at the president and mad at congress so that they can get into power and continue the way things were. for bush. the democrats for the most part are supportive of labor. the very
they got sent to washington. if they do not do their job, we can haul their butts back to putting another man in their place. it is sickening. i watched the healthcare die bait. i know why it said they take ten lawyers to figure it out. my sister is a legal secretary. she said that was the biggest bunch of garbage she heard on television. host: thank you for calling. suggesting americans should dedicate the new year to dialing down the shouting and actually listen 0ing to each other. even the...
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>> i got to learn a lot on politics, and how they work inside washington. i learned about issues and concerns that people and the workers and government house. as. >> who have you seen on the stage that is open your own eyes? >> there are a lot of speakers. i would say mr. zerati, the admiral, and also the speakers on health care. they have helped me understand, especially with health care reform, how things work and what they are trying to do with the bill. >> do you belong to a party? >>no. >> why not to? >> i consider myself independent. there are some things i agree with democrats and i agree with republicans. i prefer to be independent. >> joran for the president of the student center? what does that mean and what was your platform? student senate, you ran for president. >> what was a good experience -- that was a good experience. >> what were the issues? >> there are many issues in our school -- to wish him, and other things -- tuition, and other things. i had to work with many organizations to make things work in our community. >> how much is your tu
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. >>> well, president obama is back in washington. the commander in chief and his family left hawaii early this morning. however, when he talked to the press, it didn't seem that the family was excited about returning to the nation's capital. >> hey, guys. are you ready? >> no. no! >> i'm with you. >>> okay. are we all in? i'm trying to mount a coup here. >> president obama scheduled to meet with his security advisers tomorrow. they will discuss what additional steps need to be taken following the attempted christmas day bombing of an american airline. >>> the world's tallest building opened today in dubai. the structure is about 2,684 feet high. and it has 164 stories. the most in the world. and it -- its observation deck is on theton 24th floor. -- is on the 124th floor. thousands gathered for a spectacular celebration. the price tag $1.5 billion. only in dubai. >>> after more than a month on the run, a florida man wanted for killing four relatives on thanksgiving day is behind bars. mark strassman reports. >>> it was the ending so
. >>> well, president obama is back in washington. the commander in chief and his family left hawaii early this morning. however, when he talked to the press, it didn't seem that the family was excited about returning to the nation's capital. >> hey, guys. are you ready? >> no. no! >> i'm with you. >>> okay. are we all in? i'm trying to mount a coup here. >> president obama scheduled to meet with his security advisers tomorrow. they will discuss what...
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new style of politics in washington. and the style he has brought has been far more of the backroom, if you will, bribery type of arrangement that we've seen in many, many years. >> greta: why? why has he made those promises about having it open and everybody have a seat at the table for instance? why since you don't think he has kept those promises didn't he or hasn't he? >> i can't guess to his motivation other than the fact has been unsuccessful in his first year. has not been able to accomplish virtually anything. as a result he's pinning all of his hopes on seeing something happen with health care what has occurred of course he's created a monster. this health care bill this being fashioned by the two houses doesn't make any sense and it ought to be jammed and they ought to start over again. but he's got to get some success so he's pushing so hard. he doesn't want people to see how ugly the process is and how bad this bill is. >> greta: in 2006 when were you governor in massachusetts they passed the health care that
new style of politics in washington. and the style he has brought has been far more of the backroom, if you will, bribery type of arrangement that we've seen in many, many years. >> greta: why? why has he made those promises about having it open and everybody have a seat at the table for instance? why since you don't think he has kept those promises didn't he or hasn't he? >> i can't guess to his motivation other than the fact has been unsuccessful in his first year. has not been...
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once that happens i think it's going to create a bit of a void in washington. the white house has hoped all along that that void would be filled with jobs, jobs, jobs. and making progress on the economy. but i'll tell you, i don't see how you can take all the oxygen out of the room with summits on jobs at the white house and town halls on jobs. i mean there's only so much the government can do. something has got to fill that void. i think it will be national security. i have think it's going to be yemen. i think it's going to be progress in afghanistan. i think in 2010 president obama is going to be defined as a war president much more so than in the previous year. >> schieffer: nancy. >> i the senate democrats are going to lose their super majority. there are more democratic incumbents who are in trouble than republican incumbents in the fall. that means that the president's agenda getting it passed will be a lot more difficult. >> schieffer: lose their super majority but probably hold their majority. >> they won't be able to break a filibuster. >> 30,000 troo
once that happens i think it's going to create a bit of a void in washington. the white house has hoped all along that that void would be filled with jobs, jobs, jobs. and making progress on the economy. but i'll tell you, i don't see how you can take all the oxygen out of the room with summits on jobs at the white house and town halls on jobs. i mean there's only so much the government can do. something has got to fill that void. i think it will be national security. i have think it's going to...
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that it takes very seriously -- it's asking very fundamental questions about what power politicians in washington have to constrict the right of americans either individually or corporately to defend their interests and speak out. think about it. "the new york times" -- this is all good government. but what is "the new york times"? is it a corporation? yes, it is. can "the new york times" run an editorial every day saying they don't like this party or they don't like this senator and criticize him repeatedly? why, sure they can. but can ford motor company defend its interests? can it run an ad and say, we're getting a little bit tired of federal government giving another $3 billion to general motors acceptance corporation, and we don't get any money from the federal government to help ford motor credit. this threatens our existence. this is wrong. don't vote for this person because he wants to support my competitor and has a plan to do so, and i ought to be -- i think they ought to be free to push back and defend their interest. otherwise it allows us in this insulated city the ability to aggrega
that it takes very seriously -- it's asking very fundamental questions about what power politicians in washington have to constrict the right of americans either individually or corporately to defend their interests and speak out. think about it. "the new york times" -- this is all good government. but what is "the new york times"? is it a corporation? yes, it is. can "the new york times" run an editorial every day saying they don't like this party or they don't...
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it's now a top priority in washington. lawmakers have already called for congressional hearings had they get back to work next week and there has been partisan finger pointing on how to keep america safe. what happens to the other big political hot topic? remember health care? will it take a back seat when congress returns from break? joining us now for a look at the new priorities when congress convenes is former advisor to the house republican conference, and richard, former advisor to president clinton. it's great to have both of you here. thank you for joining us. >> hi. >> glad to be here. >> i'm curious. let me ask you first, dave, about health care and where it stands at this point. when everyone comes back to work, is it terror, terror, terror and prevention? is that what america wants? >> i think that's what obama wants in terms of he wants to get this health care accomplishment done but the problem that the president has had is he's been on the wrong topic. it should have been the economy and jobs jobs and now it
it's now a top priority in washington. lawmakers have already called for congressional hearings had they get back to work next week and there has been partisan finger pointing on how to keep america safe. what happens to the other big political hot topic? remember health care? will it take a back seat when congress returns from break? joining us now for a look at the new priorities when congress convenes is former advisor to the house republican conference, and richard, former advisor to...
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club in washington d.c. hosted the talk. >> it is good to be here and to be the capstone speaker for this year. i am going to talk about the topic of my book but much more broadly about the muslim world, the united states's perspective on relations with the muslim world and where do we go from here with the muslim world? for much of the past decade since the events of 9/11 we talked a lot about the muslim world. in our media it has become part of the language of our politics. it matters a lot to us. thinking often is the united states or the muslim world are not on the right path -- not on the same page. we fought a lot about how to fix that relationship and particularly think about writing those things that are not going right. that context, that worries us more than the question of extremism. the perception that the muslim world thinks too much about conservative ideas and too permissive towards extremism and this is something that will be addressed for policy consent. much of that is quite true. extremism
club in washington d.c. hosted the talk. >> it is good to be here and to be the capstone speaker for this year. i am going to talk about the topic of my book but much more broadly about the muslim world, the united states's perspective on relations with the muslim world and where do we go from here with the muslim world? for much of the past decade since the events of 9/11 we talked a lot about the muslim world. in our media it has become part of the language of our politics. it matters a...
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." >> from the hudson institute from washington, d.c. a panel discussion on the life and work of cold war strategist herman kahn. mr. kahn believed to be one of the models for stanley kubrick dr. strangelove worked at the rand corporation before cofounding the hudson inste in 1961. this event is an hour 40 minutes. >> good afternoon and welcome. it's a great pleasure to see everybody here in the stern conference center of hudson institute. it's a great pleasure for me. i'm executive vice president of hudson. my name is john walters. i'm going to introduce two long time friends as well as important scholars on both the work and the meaning of herman kahn's work. herman kahn is the subject of panel, of course. there are two volumes in the lobby which you could buy, the media discussion is going to be on that book. a collection of works that was put together by hudson ceo ken weinstein. and then there's second book just recently published on escalation which is the -- one of the classics that you can purchase. several weeks ago i was at a s
." >> from the hudson institute from washington, d.c. a panel discussion on the life and work of cold war strategist herman kahn. mr. kahn believed to be one of the models for stanley kubrick dr. strangelove worked at the rand corporation before cofounding the hudson inste in 1961. this event is an hour 40 minutes. >> good afternoon and welcome. it's a great pleasure to see everybody here in the stern conference center of hudson institute. it's a great pleasure for me. i'm...
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contractors to washington for a tri for a crime allegedly coited in a war zone. and baghd, people in iraq have reay wanted to know w is this going to play out. how is the u.s. dicial system going to hale this case? are we going to get stice? so judge ricardo you arebina led today. what did he say. he w the he sense the ruli and what reasons did he give for it? >> he threw out the tire case. he dmissed the indictment againsall five member. and the reason was he basically said that prosecutors ossed the line. and theyishandled eviden. whatappened is after the shooting, the state departmentame in and said to the conactors, we want to know what happened. tell uwhat happened. and as pt of -- as part of their contct they have to tell the state departmt. but that is a --n legal tes a coerced statement. th're required to give it and so as part of e deal, yogive us a statement about what hapns, we'll use it for our intnal investigatn and we won't use those stements in any crimin prosecution. t what happened was those statements were us in the criminal case. they were used
contractors to washington for a tri for a crime allegedly coited in a war zone. and baghd, people in iraq have reay wanted to know w is this going to play out. how is the u.s. dicial system going to hale this case? are we going to get stice? so judge ricardo you arebina led today. what did he say. he w the he sense the ruli and what reasons did he give for it? >> he threw out the tire case. he dmissed the indictment againsall five member. and the reason was he basically said that...
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i read "the washington post" and "the wall street journal." i can figure out which one is pulling my leg. i think you all need to do that, too. we have not given up any sovereignty with our agreement with interpol. we have gone to the point where we areç alienated, where our first judgment is to doubt rather than have confidence. we need to turn that around and we need to model confidence so we can develop confidence so our first thought is that they're going to do something right. basically what the federal government, their interaction with us, is your bill plea until you could prove yourself innocent. i'm talking about as to interact with a bureaucracy. will assume you're doing their right so you have to prove you were doing it wrong. that is not where we are today in terms of how the american public deals with the bureaucracy. i am not worried about that. i might be wrong. income thomas wrote in a couple of months. somebody on the side. -- i mighyou can write me in a e of months. >> i want to thank you for being a co-sponsor of the fair
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and they will report back to washington. i think the voice of the backseat driver's is going to get lost. if we are serious about developing this strategy, and where we see afghan agriculture and development, a long, hard, dirty challenge, as essential to national security, and if the secretary is serious, the real question will be how they are going to listen to each other, and how will they make certain that the debate -- that they understand the major issues. if they get that right, we could transform the debate. if not, this is a huge promise and a lack of delivery. >> thank you very much. i will open this to the floor, and i will take a couple of questions. >> i am from the philadelphia inquirer. when you talk to the ministers in afghanistan, what they say, is can you train the staff because if we can get people trained to go out to the districts, they can do the work that you cannot for security reasons. when i was in afghanistan, the minister from agriculture had one u.s. staff person come to his ministry. this is a l
and they will report back to washington. i think the voice of the backseat driver's is going to get lost. if we are serious about developing this strategy, and where we see afghan agriculture and development, a long, hard, dirty challenge, as essential to national security, and if the secretary is serious, the real question will be how they are going to listen to each other, and how will they make certain that the debate -- that they understand the major issues. if they get that right, we could...
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here in the bowls of the "national geograic" society in washington d.c. bonner, theç chivist oversees a collection osome 11.5 millioimages. >> withouthe excavation ound. >> brown: there's everythi om an expedition at the north pole inç e late 1800s to hunters izanz bar several cades later. coal miners in england in 38 mount rushmore under constrtion in 1947. 5a >>ust can't wait for people see some of these things. >> bro: bonner's underground worlis made up of aisle after aisle of eelopes and boxes containing imas that for the most part went unpuished, called them theç outtakes fm thousands of assignments and exditions. vintage ack-and-whites and ansparencies asçó well as th first commercially successfu color photographs pruced on glass d known as w3 autochromes. there are also 12,00pieces of original art commissied by t society includingç this wyh painting titled sea monsters now tbe worth severamillion dollars.ç millions of more recent trsparencies are kept in cold storage includi 35,000 specially trained personnel can retrieve them in low-
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from "washington journal" this is just over 40 minutes. . host: juan zarate is the former deputy national security adviser for counter-terrorism during the bush administration. mr. zarate, could you give your analysis of the president's speech yesterday on the flight bombing? guest: peter, first of all, good morning, thank you for having me. i think the president's speech was an important speech, and the report that came out with it, laid out quite clearly what the u.s. government knew it before december 25, what we have learned since about the potential attack, laid out very clearly and honestly, i think, the failures that occurred. i think the president did a good job, actually, of laying out the facts, and also taking responsibility. you have to give him credit, john brennan, his assistant for homeland security and counter- terrorism, credit, and there seems to be no shirking of responsibility here. but what struck me was that this was more of a failure of the lack of -- of the strategic problem of attacking al qaeda on the homeland with
from "washington journal" this is just over 40 minutes. . host: juan zarate is the former deputy national security adviser for counter-terrorism during the bush administration. mr. zarate, could you give your analysis of the president's speech yesterday on the flight bombing? guest: peter, first of all, good morning, thank you for having me. i think the president's speech was an important speech, and the report that came out with it, laid out quite clearly what the u.s. government...
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out there that growing more debt, another trillion dollar stimulus package we hear rumored about in washington, d.c., when the first stimulus package almost a trillion dollars of monies that the public coffers did not have to spend this again in the second stimulus is nonsense to most americans. the first stimulus package hasn't even been spent entirely. it certainly hasn't been measured for any success. for congress and the white house to start talking a second stimulus package makes no sense. what we need to do is reduce capital gains taxes, reduce taxes on corporations and small businesses and our economic so private sector, families, businesses can keep more of what we earn. can prioritize, reinvest, create jobs that's how the economy is going to roar back to life. president reagan did that in the itties -- in the 80s. it worked. let's learn from what he did in the 80s. not go down this nonsense cal road growing more debt, building more government and expect that somehow everything is going to work out okay. >> what the problems that we have? there are different needs in different communit
out there that growing more debt, another trillion dollar stimulus package we hear rumored about in washington, d.c., when the first stimulus package almost a trillion dollars of monies that the public coffers did not have to spend this again in the second stimulus is nonsense to most americans. the first stimulus package hasn't even been spent entirely. it certainly hasn't been measured for any success. for congress and the white house to start talking a second stimulus package makes no sense....
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[laughter] with two of the smartest interpreters of such things in washington, jim hoagland of the washington post and jim eisenstaedt. with that, it's a pleasure to welcome to the washington institute. [applause] what i say is pretty and the analyzed. >> it is a great opportunity to be with you here this afternoon and i very much look forward to your questions i will make a few comments. maybe i will start with the jon stewart show last evening in new york. someone asked me why i would do that. the answer "quite frankly is very simple, is evidence is basically a 18-25-year-old and a get an awful lot of their news from him. /yat a higher level, in terms of my own communications in a world where things are moving so rapidly and changing constantly, however communicate and how we communicate and how we begin to understand our younger generations are communicating is really the reason i did that. i worked to get on other mediums to, in fact, communicate and also try to listen. i was taken in watching the show before i went on that jon -- and many of you have not seen it -- i am assuming -- [laug
[laughter] with two of the smartest interpreters of such things in washington, jim hoagland of the washington post and jim eisenstaedt. with that, it's a pleasure to welcome to the washington institute. [applause] what i say is pretty and the analyzed. >> it is a great opportunity to be with you here this afternoon and i very much look forward to your questions i will make a few comments. maybe i will start with the jon stewart show last evening in new york. someone asked me why i would...
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first for the wall street jurnal and then "the washington post." he'sin four highly claimed books, including "fiasco and the gamble." both about the iraq war. he's now a senior fellow for the new american security, think tank based in washington, d.c. tom, let me ask you, first, why is this battle important? what are the themes we should be looking at as we peer more closely at. >> it it is representative of several things and it shows you why this war so difficult and how things can go wrong. the afghans survived by smart, by observing. they know how americans fight. they know the intervals they have in which to attack. they know where the american weaks innes are, communications, heavy weapons, and things like overhead reconnaissance means you attack ideally in bad weather like the attack a couple of week ago. go after their communications and then you go after their heavy weapons. you see this again and again. these are smart fighters. they fought the soviet union and fought each other. and now they are fighting us. >> what should we be looking
first for the wall street jurnal and then "the washington post." he'sin four highly claimed books, including "fiasco and the gamble." both about the iraq war. he's now a senior fellow for the new american security, think tank based in washington, d.c. tom, let me ask you, first, why is this battle important? what are the themes we should be looking at as we peer more closely at. >> it it is representative of several things and it shows you why this war so difficult and...
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out there that growing more debt, another trillion dollar stimulus package we hear rumored about in washington, d.c., when the first stimulus package almost a trillion dollars of monies that the public coffers did not have to spend this again in the second stimulus is nonsense to most americans. the first stimulus package hasn't even been spent entirely. it certainly hasn't been measured for any success. for congress and the white house to start talking a second stimulus package makes no sense. what we need to do is reduce capital gains taxes, reduce taxes on corporations and small businesses and our economic so private sector, families, businesses can keep more of what we earn. can prioritize, reinvest, create jobs that's how the economy is going to roar back to life. president reagan did that in the itties -- in the 80s. it worked. let's learn from what he did in the 80s. not go down this nonsense cal road growing more debt, building more government and expect that somehow everything is going to work out okay. >> what the problems that we have? there are different needs in different communit
out there that growing more debt, another trillion dollar stimulus package we hear rumored about in washington, d.c., when the first stimulus package almost a trillion dollars of monies that the public coffers did not have to spend this again in the second stimulus is nonsense to most americans. the first stimulus package hasn't even been spent entirely. it certainly hasn't been measured for any success. for congress and the white house to start talking a second stimulus package makes no sense....
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welcome to washington, i'm bret baier. the man authorities say tried to blow up an american airliner on christmas day went before a judge today. correspondent steve brown has the story from detroit. in his first court appearance, umar farouk abdulmutallab through his attorney pled not guilty to all six counts in the federal indictment charging him with attempting to detonate a bomb concealed in his underwear aboard northwest flight 253. wearing a white t-shirt and olive pants, the nigerian national spoke softly as he confirmed he was not challenging being held without bond. standing with abdulmutallab, miriam ceiver, one of three public dependers with strong reputations. >> i would describe them as the a-plus team. they are extraordinary lawyers, individually and, and they will be extraordinary defense team as a group. >> bret: although it was thought that abdulmutallab's father would be at the arraignment, he was not. >> let him through. let him through. >> bret: instead, on hand was one person from the nigerian embassies
welcome to washington, i'm bret baier. the man authorities say tried to blow up an american airliner on christmas day went before a judge today. correspondent steve brown has the story from detroit. in his first court appearance, umar farouk abdulmutallab through his attorney pled not guilty to all six counts in the federal indictment charging him with attempting to detonate a bomb concealed in his underwear aboard northwest flight 253. wearing a white t-shirt and olive pants, the nigerian...
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now, everybody in washington d.c. says that and then they push an elbow because they know they're not going to do it, just so you understand people that say this bill will save money in the deficit, they're saying with a straight face that they're going to cut a half a trillion dollars out of a woefully under funded program system. >> absolutely. but there are best practices not being used or looked at so i have a request if you would please contact mike ross who has actually written house bill 1007 and co-sponsor what this bill is to allow respiratory therapist to be at least reimbursed to deal with at least part of that. >> mike a good friend of mine from arkansas and i'll talk to him. thank you. >> thank you. >> good afternoon congressman. i'm rick, and my problem is with the healthcare. i'm lucky i'm standing here now. our family just experienceed a tremendous problem. my brother is lucky to be a live. i finally convinced him to go to the hospital with me and it was machines keeping him a live. he would not go to
now, everybody in washington d.c. says that and then they push an elbow because they know they're not going to do it, just so you understand people that say this bill will save money in the deficit, they're saying with a straight face that they're going to cut a half a trillion dollars out of a woefully under funded program system. >> absolutely. but there are best practices not being used or looked at so i have a request if you would please contact mike ross who has actually written...